The study found women of average weight, who lived in areas of above average affluence, were more than 70% likely to be dissatisfied with their body image.

However, they were only 58% as likely to feel this way if they lived in an area of average affluence, according to a report in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

An overweight woman was 89% as likely to be dissatisfied with her weight if she lived in an area of above average affluence, while only 71% as likely to feel this way if she lived in an area of below average affluence.